The Davesfunstuff Today in History CD Returns!

The Davesdatebook and Davesfunstuff CDs have returned as a TWO-CD set!

''The DFS Today in History/DFS Web Stuff'' TWO CD set contains Mega versions of ''Today in History'' and ''The Event Chronology'' as well as content from all of the active websites, plus stuff that used to be published on the web!

Purchasers of the 2-CD set get to join the private Today in History mailing list for celebrity birthday and event updates for one full year!

Don't be left out in the cold! Order the DFS Today in History CD NOW!

Please Click Here to Purchase the DFS 2-CD Set!

Today In History Basic Datebook-July 16th

For The Weekday Of: Thursday in 2009, Friday in 2010
Today in History Basic!
E-Mail: Add/Correct Facts!

People on July 16th: birthdates

Jonathan Adams: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Actor, American Dreams' Henry Walker
William Bell: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
Soul Singer, Songwriter, RN:William Yarborough
Ruben Blades: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Singer, Actor, Songwriter, Dancer, Bandleader
Tom Boggs: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Drummer, RFN:Thomas; of The Box Tops
Samuel Clark Busfield: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Jennifer & Timothy's son
Mindy Carson: 1927 (is 82 in 2009, 83 in 2010)
Singer
Phoebe Cates: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Movie Actress, Model, b. in New York City; Gremlins, the infamous Lace miniseries; RLN:Katz; Kevin Kline's wife; Joe's daughter
Lorraine Chase: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Actress, Model
John Chilton: 1932 (is 77 in 2009, 78 in 2010)
Trumpeter, Bandleader, Composer, Arranger, Author, English
Stewart Copeland: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Drummer, Composer, Percussionist, b. in McLean, VA; The Police, soloist, Animal Logic; film score & opera scorist
August Christopher Crane: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Robin Christopher and Matt's son (they had August in July!)
Olivia Ann Didrichsen: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Lauren-Marie Taylor & John's girl
Jerry Doyle: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)
TV Actor, Babylon 5's Security Chief Michael Garibaldi
Will Ehlers: 2001 (is 8 in 2009, 9 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Beth Ehlers and Matt's son
Fatboy Slim: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)?
Musician; some say b. Jul 31, 1963 (is 46 in 2009), or b. Aug 1, 1963 (is 46 in 2009)
Corey Feldman: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Stand by Me, Goonies, The Bad News Bears, Madame's Place's Buzzy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Donatello, Dweebs' Vic
Will Ferrell: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Actor, Comedian, of Saturday Night Live, Superstar: Dare to Dream, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Old School, Elf, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Melinda and Melinda, Kicking and Screaming, Bewitched (2005), Curious George, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Stranger Than Fiction, Blades of Glory, Step Brothers
Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Keyboardist, of Night Ranger
Michael Flatley: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Dancer, Lord of the Dance (or Lard of the Dunce as some critics like to call it)
Faye Grant: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Actress, Greatest American Hero's Rhonda Blake, V's Dr. Julie Parrish
Cameron Jones Hearst: 1995 (is 14 in 2009, 15 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Donna & Rick's son
Mark Indelicato: 1994 (is 15 in 2009, 16 in 2010)
Actor, of Ugly Betty
T. J. Jackson: 1978 (is 31 in 2009, 32 in 2010)
Singer, of 3T
Leila Kenzle: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
TV/Stage Actor, Mad About You's Fran Devanow
Ed Kowalczyk: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Live
Ray Major: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, British, of Mott the Hopple 1975-
Ryan McCombs: 1974 (is 35 in 2009, 36 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, of Drowning Pool
Anna Lynne McCord: 1987 (is 22 in 2009, 23 in 2010)
Actress
Sollie McElroy: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Flamingos
Buddy Merrill: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
Guitarist, of Lawrence Welk Show
Daryl "Chill" Mitchell: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
TV Actor, John Larroquette Show's Dexter Walker, Ed's Eli Cartwright Goggins III
Craig Morgan: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Country Singer
Bess Myerson: 1924 (is 85 in 2009, 86 in 2010)
TV Hostess, Beauty Pagent Winner, Panelist, Consumer advocate; Miss America 1945; I've Got a Secret, Candid Camera
Rain Pryor: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
TV Actress, Richard's daughter; Head of the Class's T.J. Jones; some say July 15
Corin Redgrave: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
Movie Actor, English, b. in London; Excalibur; Michael's son
Milly Vitale: 1932 (is 77 in 2009, 78 in 2010)?
Movie Actress, Italian, 7 Little Foys; some say b. May 6, 1932 (is 77 in 2009), or b. Jul 16, 1938 (is 71 in 2009)
Brent Weber: 1980 (is 29 in 2009, 30 in 2010)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Sean Montgomery
Pinchas Zukerman: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Violinist, Israeli, b. in Tel Aviv

People on July 16th: birth anniversaries

Roald Amundsen: 1872=d.Jun 18, 1928 (was 55)
Explorer, Author, Norweigan, discovered the South Pole in 1911
William Bishop: 1917=d.Oct 3, 1959 (was 42)
Actor, It's a Great Life's Steve Connors
Desmond Dekker: 1941=d.May 25, 2006 (was 64)
Reggae Singer, Songwriter, Jamaican, RLN:Dacris; some say b. 1941; the pioneer of reggae music
Andrea del Sarto: 1486?=d.Sep 28, 1530?
Painter, Italian, RN:Andrea Domenico d'Agnolo di Francesco; some say b. Jul 14, 1486; ; some say d. Jan 22, 1531
Mary Baker Eddy: 1821=d.Dec 3, 1910 (was 89)
Religionist, Religious Leader, Christian Science movement founder
Barnard Hughes: 1915=d.Jul 11, 2006 (was 90)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Bedford Hills, NY; FN:Daws; Doc's Doc Joe Bogert, Mr. Merlin's Max Merlin, Blossom's grandfather Buzz Richman, The Odd Couple II
Jane Hylton: 1927=d.Feb 28, 1979 (was 51)
Actress, English, Adv's of Sir Lancelot's Queen Guinevere
Anthony Jackson: 1940=d.Aug 18, 2003 (was 63)
Singer, Bassist, English, of The Searchers
John Kay: 1704=d.1764
Inventor, English, Power Loom
Percy Kilbride: 1888=d.Dec 11, 1964 (was 76)
Movie Actor, movies' Pa Kettle
Trygve Halvdan Lie: 1896=d.Dec 30, 1968 (was 72)
SemiHead Of SemiState, Statesman, the first Secretary-General of the UN (1946-52).
Carmen Lombardo: 1903=d.Apr 17, 1971 (was 67)
Singer, Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, Canadian, Guy's brother
Mary Philbin: 1903=d.May 7, 1993 (was 89)
Movie Actress, Singer
Giuseppe Piazzi: 1746=d.Jul 22, 1826 (was 80)
Astronomer, Author, Italian, discovered the first asteroid -Ceres
Nathaniel "Nat" Pierce: 1925=d.Jun 10, 1992 (was 66)
Jazz Performer, Composer, Pianist, Juggernaut co-lead
Orville Redenbacher: 1907=d.Sep 19, 1995 (was 88)
Founder, b. in Brazil, IN; Popcorn King whose devotion to creating and promoting a fluffier, tastier popcorn turned him into a bow-tied advertising icon.
Sir Joshua Reynolds: 1723=d.Feb 23, 1792 (was 68)
Painter, English, portraits
Ginger Rogers: 1911=d.Apr 25, 1995 (was 83)
TV/Movie Actress, Dancer, Singer, b. in Independence, MO; RN:Virginia Katherine McMath; wed 5x's; the glamorous blonde who made dance magic with Fred Astaire in a string of unforgettable musicals and won an Academy Award for best actress for "Kitty Foyle."
Blossom Seeley: 1891=d.Apr 17, 1974 (was 82)
Singer, Stage Actress, Dancer, Rube Marauard's then Benny Fields' ex-wife
Vincent Sherman: 1906=d.Jun 18, 2006 (was 99)
Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Actor
Barbara Stanwyck: 1907=d.Jan 20, 1990 (was 82)
TV/Movie Actress, Variety Show Hostess, Lesbian, b. in Brooklyn; in movies 1927-65; Barbara Stanwyck Show, The Big Valley's Victoria Barkley, The Thorn Birds, The Colbys' Constance Colby; Stella Dallas, Ball of Fire, Double Indemnity, Sorry-Wrong Number; RN:Ruby Stevens, Frank Fay's, then Robert Taylor's ex-wife
Cal Tjader: 1925=d.May 5, 1982 (was 56)
Jazz Performer, Vibraphonist, Pianist, Percussionist, Bandleader, Composer, If you want a good jazz player, go see Cal!
Sonny Tufts: 1911=d.Jun 4, 1970 (was 58)
Actor, RFMN:Bowen Charleston III
Theodore Newton Vail: 1845=d.Apr 16, 1920 (was 74)
Businessperson, Executive, executive who twice headed the Bell Telephone Company at critical times and played a major role in establishing telephone services in the United States.
Eugene Ysaye: 1858=d.May 12, 1931 (was 72)
Violinist, Conductor/Composer, Belgiumese, Belguim
Frits Zernike: 1888=d.Mar 10, 1966 (was 77)
Physicist, Netherlands, RFN:Frederik; inventor of the phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953)

People on July 16th: death anniversaries

Hilaire Belloc: 1953 (was 82)/b.Jul 27, 1870
Writer, English, best known for his nonsensical verse for children
Lauren Gail Bessette: 1999 (was 34)/b.Nov 5, 1964
Celebrity Relative, Carolyn's sister
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: 1999 (was 33)/b.Jan 7, 1966
Celebrity Spouse, John Kennedy Jr.'s wife
Heinrich Boll: 1985 (was 67)/b.Dec 21, 1917
Novelist, German
Mrs. Leslie Carter: 1937 (was 75)/b.Jun 10, 1862
Actress, NN:The American Sarah Bernhardt
Serge Chaloff: 1957 (was 33)/b.Nov 24, 1923
Jazz Performer, Baritone-sax
Harry Chapin: 1981 (was 38)/b.Dec 7, 1942
Folk Singer, Songwriter, Folk Guitarist, Balladeer; MN:Foster; Cats in the Cradle, 30,000 lbs of Bananas; d. in car crash
Celia Cruz: 2003 (was 83)/b.Oct 21, 1919
Singer, Cuban Queen of Salsa
Courtlandt Gross: 1982 (was 77)/b.Nov 21, 1904
Executive, co-founded Lockheed Aircraft Co.
John F. Jr. Kennedy: 1999 (was 38)/b.Nov 25, 1960
Attorney/Lawyer, b. in Washington, D.C.; Jacqueline Onassis & JFK's son; former most eligible hunk in America, then got wed, and D.T. moved up a notch to #2,465,163 on the list!
Wayne King: 1985 (was 84)/b.Feb 16, 1901
Bandleader, Saxophonist, Composer, NN:The Waltz King; The Waltz You Saved For Me
Mary Todd Lincoln: 1882 (was 63)/b.Dec 13, 1818
First Lady, Abraham's wife
Dora Maar: 1997 (was 89)/b.Nov 22, 1907
Mistress, French, RN: Theodora Markovitch; the dark-haired mistress and muse of Pablo Picasso
J. P. Marquand: 1960 (was 66)/b.Nov 10, 1893
Novelist, RN:John Phillips; created Japanese detective Mr. Moto played by Peter Lorre in movies
Patsy Ruth Miller: 1995 (was 91)/b.Jun 22, 1904
Movie Actress, silent film actress who played the Gypsy dancing girl in the "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Robert Motherwell: 1991 (was 76)/b.Jan 24, 1915
Painter, abstract expressionist movement founder
John Panozzo: 1996 (was 47)/b.Sep 20, 1947
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Styx; Chuck's twin
Queen Anne Of Cleves: 1557 (was 41)/b.Sep 22, 1515
Queen, King Henry VIII of England's fourth wife
Frank Rizzo: 1991 (was 70)/b.Oct 23, 1920
Mayor, of Philadelphia
Anastasia Romanov: 1918 (was 17)/b.Jun 18, 1901 N.S.
Celebrity Daughter, Russian, aka Anna Anderson; alleged daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia; the impostor died in 1984; other style says b. Jun 5, 1901 O.S.
Sir Stephen Spender: 1995 (was 86)/b.Feb 28, 1909
Poet, Critic, Essayist, English
Jo Stafford: 2008 (was 90)/b.Nov 12, 1917
Country Singer, Variety Show Host, Jo Stafford Show; aka Cinderella Q (parodist); member of Tommy Dorsey's Pied Pipers; Paul Weston's wife and part of the Jonathan and Darlene Edwards spoof act; many say b. 1918
Herbert Von Karajan: 1989 (was 81)/b.Apr 5, 1908
Conductor, Austrian, one of 20th century's most powerful music figures; 35-yr Berlin Philharmonic conductor
Dwight Weist: 1991 (was 81)/b.Jan 16, 1910
Radio Actor, Announcer, The Man of 1,000 Voices; March of Time

Sorry. The 'This Day in Events History' section has expired!

For a full list of events covering 27 categories including the Today in Music, Sports, and Entertainment subjects, please purchase the davesdatebook CD right here.

Please Click Here for information.

Thank you for your patronage.

Random Generated Jokes, Quotes, and Other Stuff!

Today in History Basic, Today in History, Davesfunstuff